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GAMMA#985 Karim v Lovanov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Raffington (ranked 1762 p4p, 2195 weight class) and Dexter Krampus (ranked 252 p4p, 317 weight class). Raffington kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Logan Lucky. Shane Raffington had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Raffington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Krampus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raffington misses the jab.
Raffington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krampus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Krampus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Krampus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raffington swings wildly with an uppercut but Krampus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raffington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Krampus swings wildly with an uppercut but Raffington uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raffington.
Raffington lands a body shot.
Krampus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Raffington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krampus backwards.
Krampus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raffington throws an elbow but it misses.
Still in the clinch, Raffington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Krampus misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raffington.
Raffington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krampus backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krampus lands with a light punch inside.
Raffington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krampus presses Raffington against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Krampus.
Krampus has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Raffington regains guard immediately.
Raffington is breathing heavily.
Krampus landing with the ground and pound.
Krampus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Krampus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Krampus landing with the ground and pound.
Krampus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Raffington's head.
Krampus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Krampus throwing strikes from guard but Raffington blocks nicely.
Raffington wants to get back to his feet but Krampus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raffington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Krampus.
Krampus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Raffington's head.
Krampus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Raffington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Krampus sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raffington wants to stand up but Krampus is controlling him.
Krampus is looking to work some ground and pound but Raffington has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Raffington wants to get back to his feet but Krampus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Krampus landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampus cracks Raffington with a solid left hand.
Raffington keeping full guard, as Krampus tries to pass.
Krampus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Raffington wants to stand and escape but Krampus is having none of it.
Raffington pushes Krampus off and gets back to his feet.
Krampus scores with a body shot.
Krampus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raffington swats away the attempt to clinch by Krampus.
Some wild striking there from Krampus.
A little feinted left hand from Raffington on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krampus moves away from the strike by Raffington.
Krampus throws a head kick that half lands.
Krampus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krampus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Raffington swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raffington gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Raffington lands a nice looking body kick.
Krampus circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Raffington drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Krampus follows Raffington to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Krampus!
Dexter Krampus decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trond Asmundsen (ranked 1070 p4p, 2010 weight class) and Toran Roth (ranked 147 p4p, 254 weight class). Roth has chosen Dogodine u Prizrenu as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trond Asmundsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Toran Roth!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asmundsen misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roth checks a leg kick.
Asmundsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roth.
Roth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asmundsen digs a good hook to Roth's body.
Roth misses with the combination.
Roth has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Asmundsen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Roth lands an uppercut.
Asmundsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Asmundsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Roth uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmundsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asmundsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Roth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asmundsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Asmundsen.
Asmundsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Asmundsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asmundsen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Roth up against the cage.
Asmundsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asmundsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roth lands an uppercut.
Asmundsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Roth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roth misses with a double jab.
Asmundsen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Roth checks a low kick from Asmundsen.
Asmundsen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Asmundsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Asmundsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Roth.
As Asmundsen backs off Roth throws a huge counter combo but Asmundsen manages to avoid it all.
Roth lands with an uppercut that bounces Asmundsen off the cage and back into range.
Asmundsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roth scores with a one two! Asmundsen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Roth misses with a double jab.
Asmundsen misses with a low kick as Roth jumps back.
Asmundsen takes one on the button.
Roth throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Asmundsen.
Asmundsen is looking to wear down Roth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Asmundsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Asmundsen circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asmundsen misses with a straight left.
Roth unleashes a big counter combination but Asmundsen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Roth works the jab nicely.
Asmundsen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Asmundsen lands a right hook to the body.
Asmundsen throws a push kick but Roth slaps the foot to one side.
Roth takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Asmundsen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Roth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Roth looks to move away, Asmundsen throws a big counter combo but Roth just gets out of the way.
Roth blocks the body kick.
Roth is looking for the big counter here.
Roth moves out of range of the leg kick from Asmundsen.
Asmundsen throws a shot to the body.
Asmundsen misses with an uppercut. Roth saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Trond Asmundsen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Asmundsen scores with a nice head shot.
Roth takes one to the chin there.
Asmundsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roth throws a head kick that misses.
Asmundsen swings for the body but Roth moves out of range.
A low kick from Asmundsen is predictable there
and Roth counters with a series of strikes. Asmundsen will be more careful next time no doubt.
 It looks like Trond Asmundsen has been cut.
Trond Asmundsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Asmundsen misses with a jab to the body
and Roth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Asmundsen is rocked!
Asmundsen misses with a low kick.
Oh Asmundsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Asmundsen seems to have got his legs back now.
A punch combination from Roth misses.
Asmundsen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Asmundsen misses with a straight left.
Roth slips under a jab.
Roth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Asmundsen misses with a hook. Roth ducked under it nicely.
Asmundsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roth moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth checks a low kick from Asmundsen.
Asmundsen throws a leg kick but Roth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Roth takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Asmundsen swings for the body but Roth moves out of range.
Roth slips under a jab.
Roth throws a counter combo.
Roth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A shot to the body from Asmundsen misses
and Roth counters with a left and a right that stings Asmundsen.
Roth works the jab nicely.
Roth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asmundsen throws out the jab.
Asmundsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Roth counters with a nice uppercut.
Roth cracks Asmundsen with a hook to the temple - Asmundsen is on wobbly legs here! Roth swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Asmundsen falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Roth wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Toran Roth!
During a confident post fight interview, Toran Roth thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Ward (ranked 1138 p4p, 1734 weight class) and Paul Muhapuro (ranked 167 p4p, 236 weight class). Muhapuro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Warrant - Cherry Pie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Maxim Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Muhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Muhapuro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ward.
Muhapuro with the counter takedown but Ward avoids it easily.
Ward takes a swing at Muhapuro's ribcage but misses.
Muhapuro feints the counter takedown.
Ward loads up on a big right hand but Muhapuro slips the punch.
Muhapuro tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ward lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhapuro gets caught flat footed, as Ward shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Muhapuro is wriggling around but Ward manages to pass to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward wants to work for an arm triangle but Muhapuro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ward missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ward wants to pass the guard but Muhapuro is defending well.
Ward looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ward sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Muhapuro defending well though.
Ward has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muhapuro is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ward in particular looking to stall.
Muhapuro has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ward is on him like a limpet, forcing Muhapuro back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ward wants to take a breather but Muhapuro is having none of it.
Muhapuro tries to kick Ward off but Ward keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ward working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ward is keen to just control but Muhapuro is a slippery customer.
Ward is working for a submission of some sort.
Ward with the ground and pound but Muhapuro uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward stops Muhapuro from standing up.
Muhapuro is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ward wants to pass the guard but Muhapuro is keeping the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Muhapuro kicks Ward off and gets to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muhapuro slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Ward dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ward lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ward throws out a loose jab but Muhapuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ward feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ward trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ward is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muhapuro can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward trying to control the position from guard on top but Muhapuro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Muhapuro is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Muhapuro manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Muhapuro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ward after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ward gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ward throwing shots but Muhapuro is blocking nicely.
Ward thows a huge punch but Muhapuro dodges it nicely.
Muhapuro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ward wants to control but Muhapuro is keeping him busy.
Ward controlling the action here.
Ward trying to control from half guard but Muhapuro is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Muhapuro has recovered full guard.
Ward postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ward pushes down on Muhapuro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Maxim Ward overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ward is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ward throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ward tries to pass the half guard into mount. Muhapuro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Muhapuro is trying to stand back up but Ward is controlling him
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muhapuro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ward misses the target.
Muhapuro tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Ward dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ward throws a lazy right hand but Muhapuro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muhapuro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muhapuro feints the counter takedown.
Ward drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ward passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Muhapuro!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Muhapuro is now in Ward's guard. A big mistake from Ward there, giving up the dominant position!
Muhapuro wants to stand but Ward is controlling his posture from full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward seems keen to control Muhapuro's posture.
Muhapuro wanted to stand there but Ward had control of the position.
Maxim Ward is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Muhapuro is fighting to break Ward's control of his arms but Ward is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Muhapuro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ward has a closed guard, preventing Muhapuro from standing up.
Muhapuro won't allow Ward to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Muhapuro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ward clinches.
Muhapuro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ward pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ward gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward trying to control the action but Muhapuro is working from the bottom.
Ward takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ward wants to lay and pray for a moment but Muhapuro keeps working.
Ward is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ward content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Ward showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ward has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Ward!
Maxim Ward seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Odin Markkanen (ranked 1460 p4p, 1136 weight class) and Gareth Keenan Jr (ranked 131 p4p, 101 weight class). Gareth Keenan Jr is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Odin Markkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth Keenan Jr!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markkanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Markkanen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Keenan Jr defends it nicely.
Keenan Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Keenan Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Markkanen tries to work over Keenan Jr's front leg with a kick but Keenan Jr checks it.
Markkanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Markkanen throws a nice looking combination but Keenan Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Markkanen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Keenan Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Markkanen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Keenan Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Markkanen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keenan Jr.
Markkanen with a jab.
Markkanen ducks under a wild hook from Keenan Jr.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keenan Jr.
Markkanen misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markkanen looks to land a left hand but Keenan Jr moved out of range nicely.
Markkanen misses with a lunging right hand
and Keenan Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gareth Keenan Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Markkanen is predictable there
and Keenan Jr counters with a nice kick to the body.
Keenan Jr misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Markkanen.
Markkanen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Keenan Jr to the mat! Keenan Jr manages to get full guard.
Keenan Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Keenan Jr throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Markkanen escapes and throws Keenan Jr's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Keenan Jr tries to control but Markkanen manages to take his back.
Keenan Jr tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keenan Jr manages to reverse the position and now he's in Markkanen's guard. Nice work there by Keenan Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Markkanen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Keenan Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Markkanen's legs - danger averted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Keenan Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Markkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Markkanen wants to improve his position but instead Keenan Jr has moved into half guard.
Markkanen actively working from the bottom here.
Markkanen manages to get to full guard.
Keenan Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Keenan Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Markkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Keenan Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Keenan Jr wants to stand but Markkanen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Markkanen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Keenan Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Markkanen is keeping the position for now.
Keenan Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Markkanen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Keenan Jr has passed into side control.
Keenan Jr stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen misses with a leg kick
and Keenan Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Markkanen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keenan Jr can pounce on him.
Keenan Jr throws a right hand that Markkanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Markkanen also avoids with ease.
Keenan Jr misses with a double jab.
Markkanen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Markkanen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKeenan Jr.
Keenan Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A lazy left from Markkanen finds it's target.
Keenan Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good leg kick by Keenan Jr.
A big right from Markkanen misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Markkanen.
Markkanen misses with a straight right.
Markkanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keenan Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gareth Keenan Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Keenan Jr throws a hook to the side of Markkanen's head but Markkanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Markkanen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Keenan Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Keenan Jr misses.
Markkanen feints and as Keenan Jr raises his hands in defense, Markkanen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Markkanen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Keenan Jr wants to sweep here but Markkanen controlling him for the moment.
Markkanen looking to sit in guard and control but Keenan Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Markkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keenan Jr passes Markkanen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan Jr trying to control from half guard but Markkanen is working away.
Markkanen is pressing down on Keenan Jr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Odin Markkanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Keenan Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Markkanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Keenan Jr is one step ahead there.
Markkanen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Keenan Jr escapes and throws Markkanen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Keenan Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Markkanen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Keenan Jr controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr swings around for an armbar but Markkanen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Keenan Jr's guard.
Markkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Keenan Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keenan Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Markkanen is one step ahead there.
Keenan Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Keenan Jr looking for subs off his back but Markkanen has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Keenan Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Keenan Jr working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Markkanen has passed into half guard!
Keenan Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Keenan Jr is trying to control but Markkanen manages to pass to mount!
Keenan Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Markkanen lands a big shot there that rocks Keenan Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Keenan Jr tries to hold on but Markkanen pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Odin Markkanen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Keenan Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Markkanen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Markkanen jabs Keenan Jr right on the nose. Keenan Jr blinks but takes it well.
Keenan Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Keenan Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Markkanen.
Keenan Jr is trying to counter with his kicks.
Keenan Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Keenan Jr dodges the punch combination from Markkanen.
Keenan Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Markkanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan Jr throws a nice looking combination but Markkanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Markkanen feinted with a counter takedown.
Keenan Jr checks a low kick from Markkanen.
Keenan Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Markkanen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Markkanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markkanen tests Keenan Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keenan Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Markkanen throws a jab when Keenan Jr was well out of range.
Markkanen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Keenan Jr misses the shot to the body.
Markkanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keenan Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Keenan Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Odin Markkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markkanen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Keenan Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keenan Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Markkanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen throws an off balance right hand
and Markkanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Keenan Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Markkanen has his takedown stuffed
and Keenan Jr finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Keenan Jr throws a series of punches but Markkanen avoids them all with ease.
Markkanen clinches with his opponent.
Keenan Jr is trying to break the clinch but Markkanen has him pressed against the cage.
Markkanen prevents Keenan Jr from breaking the clinch.
Markkanen working aggressively here.
Markkanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Markkanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Markkanen breaks from the clinch.
Keenan Jr looks to land a combination but Markkanen avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr misses with a head kick.
Markkanen slips a straight right by Keenan Jr.
Markkanen with a nice cross.
Markkanen closes the distance but Keenan Jr moves to the side
and Keenan Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Markkanen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Keenan Jr's hands.
Markkanen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keenan Jr's head.
Keenan Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Keenan Jr duly obliges.
Markkanen ducks under a wild hook from Keenan Jr.
Markkanen misses with a lunging right hand
and Keenan Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Markkanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Keenan Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Keenan Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Markkanen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr scores with a three punch combo!
Markkanen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keenan Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keenan Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Keenan Jr lands with a cross.
We've been informed that Keenan Jr has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Markkanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Keenan Jr - just one landing.
Nice jab there from Markkanen.
Markkanen lands a lovely overhand right.
Markkanen misses with an uppercut.
Markkanen lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markkanen clinches up against the cage.
Keenan Jr has had enough of the clinch but Markkanen keeps him there for the moment.
Markkanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Keenan Jr blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Odin Markkanen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Markkanen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odin Markkanen!
A very excited looking Odin Markkanen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Barbosa (ranked 448 p4p, 608 weight class) and Santino Lombardo (ranked 70 p4p, 91 weight class). Lombardo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Illusions kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Santino Lombardo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daniel Barbosa's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Santino Lombardo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombardo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Lombardo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Lombardo misses.
Barbosa slips a jab from Lombardo.
Lombardo ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
Barbosa wants to clinch
and Lombardo counters with a good low kick that Barbosa was not able to check.
Lombardo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Lombardo's head but Lombardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Lombardo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jab from Barbosa.
Lombardo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to clinch
and Lombardo counters with an outside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Lombardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lombardo misses with a wild body shot.
Daniel Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombardo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barbosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Lombardo to counter with a crisp jab.
Lombardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barbosa swings for the body but Lombardo moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
Lombardo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lombardo missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombardo slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Lombardo moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lombardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lombardo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barbosa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lombardo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lombardo flicks out a counter leg kick but Barbosa steps away.
Lombardo misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Lombardo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lombardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Lombardo.
Lombardo misses with a kick to the body.
Barbosa blocks a leg kick.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombardo is just out of range.
Lombardo throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lombardo.
Barbosa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lombardo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lombardo misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbosa misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Barbosa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lombardo misses the shot to the body.
Lombardo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lombardo.
Lombardo looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lombardo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lombardo gets tackled into the cage by Barbosa. Barbosa maintains the clinch.
Barbosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Lombardo misses with a body punch.
Lombardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Lombardo.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Lombardo.
Barbosa lands a body punch.
Lombardo blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Lombardo.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa tries to work over Lombardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lombardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barbosa.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lombardo can do to turn this around?
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike.
Lombardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Lombardo blocks an uppercut.
Lombardo stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Lombardo fails to land.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the side of Lombardo's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lombardo.
Barbosa tries to work over Lombardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lombardo blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Lombardo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Lombardo lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Lombardo avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Lombardo.
Lombardo works on Barbosa's body with a couple of short punches.
Lombardo blocking some punches.
Daniel Barbosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lombardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Lombardo on the inside.
Lombardo lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Lombardo as the two fighters clinch.
Barbosa cracks Lombardo with a nice body shot.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Lombardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Lombardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lombardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Lombardo.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lombardo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lombardo manages to break the clinch.
Barbosa connects with a nice looking jab.
Lombardo cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Lombardo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at Canadian Combat Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lombardo with a nice calf kick.
Lombardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Lombardo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lombardo slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lombardo.
Lombardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lombardo throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa lands with a shot to the body.
Barbosa moves out of range as Lombardo throws a body kick.
Lombardo tries to land a body kick
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Daniel Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lombardo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
 It looks like Santino Lombardo has been cut.
Lombardo throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left and a right from Lombardo both land. Nice combination.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombardo.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Lombardo should have avoided that one.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Lombardo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lombardo. Lombardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Lombardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Lombardo is out of range.
Lombardo throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lombardo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lombardo just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbosa lands a jab to the nose.
Barbosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barbosa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lombardo, pushing him back against the cage.
Lombardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Lombardo.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Lombardo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Lombardo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lombardo cracks Barbosa with a nice body shot.
Lombardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santino Lombardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lombardo lands a left hand.
Lombardo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lombardo digs a right hand into Barbosa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barbosa's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Lombardo.
Lombardo lands a body shot.
Lombardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Lombardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lombardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lombardo is working Barbosa over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lombardo - that landed with a thud.
Lombardo gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lombardo digs a right hand into Barbosa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barbosa's gas tank.
Lombardo is leaning against Barbosa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Lombardo as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lombardo.
Barbosa is rocked!
A short right from Lombardo on the inside.
Oh Barbosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Lombardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Lombardo on the inside.
A short uppercut from Lombardo.
Lombardo lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Barbosa to his knees! Lombardo keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santino Lombardo!
A relieved looking Santino Lombardo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Daniel Barbosa had this to say: 'Congrats to White Jr, I fought hard to be champion and will keep fighting hard to get back and get my title. Back to the gym, I’d like to fight again soon... '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick River (ranked 532 p4p, 338 weight class) and Welter Weight (ranked 68 p4p, 38 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Walk. Weight is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by They say that I'm Crazy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Patrick River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Welter Weight!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River clinches up against the cage.
River misses with some punches.
Weight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as River lands an impressive looking overhand right. Weight doesn't seem phased though.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weight manages to avoid it.
River slips under a jab from Weight.
River fails with a takedown attempt.
Weight throws a lazy right hand but River sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River scores with a jab to the body.
Weight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River throws a lazy right hand but Weight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weight looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Weight takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Weight scores with the left hand. River knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weight gets cracked with a nice right hand there by River.
Weight misses with a looping left.
River looks to throw the jab but Weight is out of range.
Weight is clearly trying to counter these attacks from River with a body shot.
River tries to clinch up but Weight circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River moves to clinch but Weight breaks away
and Weight counters with a one-two to the body.
River lands a front kick.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Weight is just out of range.
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
Weight throws a counter combo.
River jabs at Weight's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weight avoids the head kick by River.
A slapping leg kick lands for River.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River lands with a straight right. Weight didn't see that one coming.
River stuns Weight with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Welter Weight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River with a nice calf kick.
Weight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but River moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
River lands a head shot.
River with the inside leg kick.
River throws a right hand that misses
and Weight counters with a two punch combo.
River swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Weight counters with a series of strikes that really hurt River! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Welter Weight!
A relieved looking Welter Weight thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike McGuire (ranked 199 p4p, 554 weight class) and Kollaa River (ranked 29 p4p, 85 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Jekyll And Hyde. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22 - 13 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kollaa River!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from River does it's job there.
It looks like Mike McGuire has been cut.
McGuire lands a body shot.
River chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGuire can pounce on him.
River lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McGuire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
River throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McGuire darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McGuire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
River cracks McGuire with an open hand slap.
River lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River throws a good cross that connects.
McGuire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from River.
River drops his shoulder and cracks McGuire with a huge uppercut! McGuire goes down! Can River finish him?
McGuire is rocked!
River pushes down on McGuire's leg and manages to get into half guard.
River is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
River looking for a submission but McGuire manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
River trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but McGuire manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
River has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. McGuire is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for River.
McGuire working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River tries to buck McGuire off but McGuire is having none of it.
A control attempt from River but he's now mounted!
McGuire avoids the attempt from River to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River is in all sorts of trouble here.
River wants to control but McGuire is having none of it.
McGuire gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McGuire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good exchange - River coming out on top.
Mike McGuire's cut is getting worse.
River takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mike McGuire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from River.
River takes one on the button.
Mike McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
River now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from River finds it's way through McGuire's defenses.
A low kick lands for McGuire.
McGuire throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McGuire looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McGuire connects with a body shot that sends River's belly button to the back.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuire misses with an uppercut
and McGuire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mike McGuire's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from River misses.
River on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McGuire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
River moves out of range of the body kick.
River takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGuire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McGuire misses with a right hand
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
and River counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts McGuire! He's just covering up as River starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kollaa River!
An out of breath Kollaa River thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azor Ahai (ranked 227 p4p, 284 weight class) and Henrique Rosa (ranked 33 p4p, 42 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Henrique Rosa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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16 - 8 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azor Ahai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henrique Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rosa.
Rosa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ahai moves away from the strike by Rosa.
Rosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ahai takes one on the button.
Ahai is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Ahai misses.
Rosa scores with a leg kick.
Rosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Rosa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ahai.
Ahai missing with a left hand there. Rosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Rosa blocks the leg kick.
Rosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rosa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ahai's hands.
Ahai moves into range and clinches up with Rosa.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ahai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ahai is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rosa.
Ahai has Rosa pushed against the cage.
I was talking to Ahai's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ahai lands with a right to the head.
Ahai struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosa controls his hands.
Ahai misses with the head strike.
Ahai presses Rosa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Rosa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosa.
Rosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahai.
Rosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Ahai.
Rosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ahai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rosa misses with the head strike.
Ahai blocks a body shot from Rosa.
Rosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Ahai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahai lands a body shot.
Ahai lands with a short shot to the head.
Ahai lands with a short shot to the head.
Rosa throws a head punch that misses.
Rosa misses with some punches.
Ahai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Ahai uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ahai.
Rosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ahai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Ahai controls his hands.
Rosa misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahai.
Ahai scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ahai.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ahai tries to work over Rosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ahai misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahai lands with a left to the head.
Rosa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ahai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rosa can turn it around.
A short right from Rosa.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Ahai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosa blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Rosa.
Ahai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosa lands a high kick!
Rosa ducks under a wild hook from Ahai.
Rosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rosa thumps Ahai with a low kick.
Good shot there by Ahai.
Rosa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ahai misses the shot to the body.
Rosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahai throws a hook to the side of Rosa's head but Rosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rosa lands a slapping body shot.
Rosa throws a head kick that misses.
Ahai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rosa.
Ahai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rosa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ahai wants to clinch up but Rosa keeps it at a distance.
Rosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Ahai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Rosa is predictable there
and Ahai counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosa is looking to score with low kicks.
And Ahai counters with a quick kick to the body but Rosa blocks it.
Rosa slips under a jab.
Rosa scores with a hook to the body. Ahai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ahai throws a jab when Rosa was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Azor Ahai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Ahai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rosa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ahai lands the left hand.
Rosa slips a jab and a cross from Ahai.
Rosa throws a leg kick but Ahai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rosa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ahai's head backwards.
Ahai throws an off balance right hand
and Rosa counters with a nice leg kick.
Ahai throws a front kick aimed at Rosa's knee but Rosa avoids it well.
Ahai is looking to clinch.
A jab from Rosa finds it's way through Ahai's defenses.
Rosa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ahai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rosa staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahai scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ahai misses its intended target.
Ahai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rosa's head backwards.
Ahai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ahai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rosa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahai.
Ahai moves out of range as Rosa throws a body kick.
Ahai throws a series of punches but Rosa moves out of range.
A head kick by Rosa misses
and Ahai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henrique Rosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rosa is out of range.
Ahai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Ahai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Rosa is rocked!
Ahai fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Rosa square on the jaw! Damn, Rosa is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Azor Ahai!
A relieved looking Azor Ahai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bento Barboza (ranked 117 p4p, 175 weight class) and Everest Frank (ranked 7 p4p, 11 weight class). Barboza comes to the cage accompanied by Angel Of Death. Frank has chosen Knife Talk x Drake ft. 21 Savage x Project Pat as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bento Barboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Everest Frank!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barboza - that will leave a mark!
Frank closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Barboza's guard.
Frank throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frank stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barboza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frank trying to control the position from guard on top but Barboza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Frank accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barboza is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank throws a strike but Barboza rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Frank managing to control the position.
Frank looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barboza is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barboza controls the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Frank is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barboza keeping moving, preventing Frank from controlling successfully.
Frank missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Frank has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cannabis Fight Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Frank looking to sit in guard and control but Barboza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Frank pulls Barboza in close to his closed guard and prevents Barboza from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza won't allow Frank to sweep him here.
Frank being controlled here, momentarily.
Frank managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Frank looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barboza is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A low kick lands for Barboza.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frank with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barboza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bento Barboza will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barboza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frank.
It looks like Everest Frank has been cut.
Barboza lands with a nice body kick.
Frank avoids the body shot from Barboza.
Frank blocks a jab.
Barboza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frank can do to turn this around?
Frank needs to keep his hands up - Barboza had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Frank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Barboza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barboza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Frank shoots for a double leg takedown but Barboza sprawls well. He's pushed Frank's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barboza lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza slips a jab from Frank.
Barboza misses the jab.
Frank shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barboza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frank closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barboza to the mat! Barboza manages to get full guard.
Frank working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Frank throws a big right hand that misses.
Barboza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barboza controlling Frank's posture.
Frank must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Frank throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank throwing strikes from guard but Barboza blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Frank accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Frank looking to sit in guard and control but Barboza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barboza looking to pass the guard.
Frank is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza is fighting to break Frank's control of his arms but Frank is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Frank being controlled here, momentarily.
Barboza tries to free his leg and advance position but Frank is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Frank looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frank lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bento Barboza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barboza.
Barboza looks to score with a jab to the body but Frank is just out of range.
Barboza lands a jab to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frank shoots in but Barboza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Frank throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barboza counters with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bento Barboza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Everest Frank's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barboza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barboza throws a jab but it's blocked by Frank.
Frank throws a right hand that misses
and Barboza counters with a straight that turns Frank's legs to rubber! Barboza pushes forward with more strikes and Frank goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bento Barboza!
During a confident post fight interview, Bento Barboza thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Johnson (ranked 12 p4p, 45 weight class) and Zahbit Lovanov (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with Don't say nuthin' blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Karim Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahbit Lovanov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovanov lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Karim Johnson has been cut.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Lovanov had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Lovanov lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Lovanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Lovanov misses with a double jab.
Lovanov misses with a looping left.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lovanov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Johnson takes a swing at Lovanov's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Lovanov misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lovanov lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Lovanov wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lovanov misses.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Zahbit Lovanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lovanov misses with a right hand
and Lovanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lovanov scores with a shot to the body.
Lovanov throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Lovanov lands with a nice body punch.
Lovanov misses with an uppercut.
Lovanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lovanov finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Lovanov counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lovanov.
Lovanov drops Johnson with a left and a right! Oh, Johnson is hurt - Lovanov dives into side control looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson parries the strikes from Lovanov easily there. Lovanov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.
Lovanov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Johnson tries to buck Lovanov off but Lovanov is having none of it.
Johnson taking a bit of punishment here - Lovanov scoring with strikes.
Lovanov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lovanov scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Lovanov working the head and body with strikes.
Lovanov working the ground and pound.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lovanov on the ground.
Lovanov looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lovanov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lovanov throwing strikes but Johnson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson avoids the strikes from the bottom by Lovanov.
Lovanov can't do much from the bottom here.
Lovanov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Johnson is thwarting Lovanov's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lovanov.
Lovanov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Lovanov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Lovanov!
Lovanov wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Lovanov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lovanov throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Johnson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Lovanov is proving a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zahbit Lovanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karim Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lovanov. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lovanov misses with an uppercut.
Lovanov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lovanov staying out of range there.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Lovanov.
A counter left hand to the body from Johnson misses its target.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovanov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Lovanov moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lovanov.
Johnson throws a lazy body kick
enabling Lovanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karim Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lovanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Lovanov misses with a hook.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Lovanov.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lovanov.
Johnson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lovanov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Lovanov misses.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lovanov. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lovanov misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Lovanov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Lovanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lovanov thinking.
Lovanov misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lovanov looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lovanov misses.
Johnson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lovanov.
Lovanov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Lovanov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson is looking to wear down Lovanov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson lands a big right hand that sends Lovanov crashing to the mat! Johnson stays standing though and waves Lovanov back to his feet!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab by Lovanov.
Zahbit Lovanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Lovanov is breathing heavily.
Johnson lands with a hook. Lovanov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov glances at the clock... BAM! Johnson nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Lovanov crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Lovanov is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karim Johnson!
Karim Johnson retains his super heavyweight title!
Karim Johnson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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